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Lead20

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Hey all so I ordered an awesome looking Super Red Texas female from aquabid. 3 weeks later I got my shipment but instead of 1 female they sent me 10 fish. My order got mixed up So now I have 10 SRT fry just hanging out in my extra tank. I wasn't planning on keeping fry anyone have tips for me? Thanks!


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Rivers2k

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Sell them or trade to your LFS. Where in NY are you?

 

Lead20

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Near middletown ny. They look like good quality fish too the green Texas I raised didn't have as much spangling as these.


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Just curious but did you contact the seller about the mistake and if so what did they say?

 

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Lead20 said:

Near middletown ny. They look like good quality fish too the green Texas I raised didn't have as much spangling as these.


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Thought I could recommend some places that might take them cause I have lived in Southern and in Northern NY but don't know anyone by you sorry.

 

Lead20

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krichardson said:

Just curious but did you contact the seller about the mistake and if so what did they say?

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Yes I contacted the seller. He mixed my order up with another so I got some nice fry instead haha. He's giving me a new female free of charge but I have to wait another few weeks.


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Lead20

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Rivers2k said:

Thought I could recommend some places that might take them cause I have lived in Southern and in Northern NY but don't know anyone by you sorry.

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Haha thank you anyway I am talking with a local store owner trying to get him to take at least 1/2 the fry and I was thinking about raising the few better looking ones myself and selling them off later on.


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What you have are juvie RT's, not SRT's. I would grow them out and see what you end up with, maybe you'll get a winner out of the bunch?

 

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Keep the biggest and best male out of the bunch and house it with your female that is coming to you. If they are compatible.

 

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If he gets a female ..........


By the looks of these fish they came from Bangkok, so me being me I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the seller (or transhipper?) to make this right with a new female for free. For now I would hold on to all of them, they look like they have good potential.